Michael & Donna Kaplan Foundation
Private foundation · Plymouth, MN · EIN 46-4374951 · reported 2023–2025
255grants reported
$800median award
$450lower quartile
$42smallest grant
$539Ktotal paid
18states reached
3years giving
This foundation funds faith-based organizations. 36 of its 255 reported grants went to churches, ministries or other religious organizations, $157K in total. That is what it paid, not what it says in a policy.
Gives every year. This foundation reported grants in 2023, 2024, 2025. A funder that shows up year after year is worth a letter even if this year is a no.
Where to write
3400 Sycamore LN N
Plymouth, MN 55441-2232
Address as registered with the IRS. Most foundations this size have no website and no application form, which is not a dead end: a short letter to this address is the whole process, and almost nobody sends one.
Who they funded
| Recipient and stated purpose | Where | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaboration | Saint Paul, MN | $25,610 |
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaboration | Saint Paul, MN | $25,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $25,000 |
| Beacon Interfaith Housing Collaboration | Saint Paul, MN | $21,547 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $16,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $16,000 |
| Greater Twin Cities United Way | Minneapolis, MN | $16,000 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Minneapolis, MN | $11,452 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Minneapolis, MN | $10,800 |
| Salvation Army | Saint Paul, MN | $9,494 |
| Salvation Army | Saint Paul, MN | $9,377 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $8,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $8,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $8,000 |
| The Nature Conservancy | Arlington, VA | $8,000 |
| Salvation Army | Roseville, MN | $7,538 |
| Jewish Family and Children's Services | Minneapolis, MN | $7,289 |
| Interfaith Outreach Community Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $6,980 |
| Interfaith Outreach Community Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $6,325 |
| Minnesota Zoo Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | $6,120 |
| Food Group | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 |
| Anti-Defamation League | New York, NY | $6,000 |
| Interfaith Outreach Community Partners | Minneapolis, MN | $6,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $6,000 |
| Northpoint Health and Wellness Center | Minneapolis, MN | $5,600 |
| Community Emergency Assistance Programs (ceap) | Minneapolis, MN | $4,725 |
| Community Emergency Assistance Programs (ceap) | Minneapolis, MN | $4,057 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| UNICEF | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $4,000 |
| Second Harvest Heartland | Brooklyn Park, MN | $4,000 |
| UNICEF | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| American Red Cross | Washington, DC | $4,000 |
| Food Group | Minneapolis, MN | $4,000 |
| UNICEF | New York, NY | $4,000 |
| Northpoint Food Shelf | Minneapolis, MN | $3,822 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $3,044 |
| Catholic Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| St Louis Park Emergency Program (step) | St Louis Park, MN | $3,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Hopkins, MN | $3,000 |
| Catholic Charities | Minneapolis, MN | $3,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Hopkins, MN | $3,000 |
| St Louis Park Emergency Program (step) | St Louis Park, MN | $3,000 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $2,600 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $2,600 |
| Care | Atlanta, GA | $2,600 |
| Simpson Housing Services | Minneapolis, MN | $2,500 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Minneapolis, MN | $2,400 |
| Northpoint Food Shelf | Minneapolis, MN | $2,346 |
| Doctors Without Borders | Hagerstown, MD | $2,000 |
| Minneapolis Jewish Federation | Hopkins, MN | $2,000 |
| People Serving People | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Save the Children | Fairfield, CT | $2,000 |
| Union Gospel Mission-Food | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 |
| Youthprise | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Climate Generation | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Food Group | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
| Loaves & Fishes | Minneapolis, MN | $2,000 |
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